The $99 Droid Eris Could Be Verizon's Sleeper Android Hit

Verizon Wireless' Droid will likely be the carrier's favored smartphone this Christmas. But a second phone, the Droid Eris, announced today for $99, could be a real, sleeper hit.

This morning, we attended a Verizon Wireless event showing off their latest devices for the holiday season. When we arrived, we were most excited about checking out the Droid, the Motorola phone running Google's Android operating system that Verizon is marketing like crazy.

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